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Thursday 7th October I managed to find the time for an afternoon sail but Vicki couldnt come out so I went out on my own, just for 2hrs, sailing was slow but I enjoyed it anyway, when I got back to the mooring Elektra had only logged 5.5nm.

Saturday 25th September After a drizzly start to the day, Vicki and I didn’t fancy going out for the weekend but I had a few things to pick up from Elektra so went out to her on my own after the weather had dried up in the afternoon. There was almost no wind but IContinue reading “Another sail??”

Our last yacht wasn’t set for sailing alone, she never had a tiller pilot and any atempt to leave the helm would have her turning into wind very quickly. And because of this I never sailed her without Vicki. When we bought Elektra in November 2016 she came with a tiller pilot but both VickiContinue reading “Sailing alone”

Wednesday 5th September We planned to go home as weather was due to deteriorate but it beat us to it with heavy rain in the morning so we stayed a little longer. We had news from my sister to say my mum was poorly so we still planned to leave but didn’t want to getContinue reading “Going home”

Though the rest of Saturday and Sunday the weather was drab and drizzle so we stayed put and read mags and books sheltered in our cockpit enclosure. On Monday 6th of September the sun came out and we awoke to a glass like calm. Enjoying a little more cockpit time in the morning before takingContinue reading “Holiday time”

Saturday 4th September The plan had always been to go to the SSOA rally in Fowey for Saturday evening but we knew with big easterly swells and blowing force 4 gusting 5 it was going to be a bumpy ride. We had agreed to leave at 0900hrs against the tide and the wind, hoping forContinue reading “To Fowey??”

Friday 3rd September With a few jobs to do in the morning including checking Elektra on her mooring after a friend had phoned to say her aft mooring line was around her rudder. Checking her in the morning the line had sorted itself Being neap tides Elektra would only float around high water 1550hrs, weContinue reading “First day of holiday”

Sunday 29th August With the HW being 1010hrs and the need to put Elektra back on her gale proof mooring due to forecasted strong easterly winds in the weed. We picked up Elektra’s anchor at 0810hrs and motored out to St Mawes, there l set all het sail to cross Falmouth Bay, was very goodContinue reading “Back to Carne Creek”

Thursday 26th August With news of a sailing friend anchored in the Precuil River we planed to meet up. We needed to move Elektra out of Carne Creek on the high water of Thursday evening, we were going to anchor of Flushing Cove but in the end decided to go on her seasonal mooring becauseContinue reading “Sailing friends”

Sunday 22nd August There was no hurry to get back, the forecast for the coming week was easterly so we needed to moor Elektra on her gale proof mooring in Carne Creek, we need the a tide height of over 4m to get her in and out of there. The tide would be high enoughContinue reading “Precuil River to Carne Creek”